A view of Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis was delivered Feb. 14, 2025, to receive treatment for bronchitis. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA
CNA Newsroom, Feb 15, 2025 / 05:53 am (CNA).
PopeFrancishada“peacefulnight”andreadseveralnewspapersSaturdaymorningfollowinghisadmissiontoRome’sGemelliHospitalforbronchitis,accordingtotheVatican.
“TheHolyFatherhadagoodnight’ssleep.Thismorninghehadbreakfastandreadseveralnewspapers,”MatteoBruni,directoroftheHolySeePressOffice,toldjournalistsFeb.15.
“Medicalassessmentsandnecessarytreatmentsarecontinuing.”
The88-year-oldpontiffwasadmittedtotheGemelliPolyclinicFridaymorningduringmeetingswithseveralpeople,includingSlovakia’sPrimeMinisterRobertFico.AccordingtotheVatican,initialexaminationsrevealedarespiratorytractinfectionwithmildfever.
AmedicalupdatefromthehospitalisexpectedlateronSaturday.
TheVaticanhasclearedthepope’sschedulethroughatleastFeb.17,cancelingseveralappointments,includingajubileeaudienceplannedforSaturdayandameetingwithartistsatRome’shistor
